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CERN bike rental

1. PRINCIPLE OF THE SERVICE

CERN bicycles are made available to CERN members of the personnel (MPE: employed members of the personnel, and MPA: associated members of the personnel) and Summer students.

2. CONDITIONS OF USE

CERN bicycles are made available to CERN members of the personnel in the framework of their activities at CERN and for professional use only. Their use could be extended to the contractors' personnel depending on their availability.

Use of CERN bicycles for journeys between home and the CERN sites is tolerated.

The maximum duration of use is three months.

At least three days before CERN Christmas closure, all bicycles must be returned to the Mobility centre (Globe Car Park, building 6167) for a maintenance service. Then they will be available after the reopening of CERN in the New Year.

e-learning module "Road Traffic: Bike Riding": The “Road Traffic: Bike Riding” e-learning module offered by the Safety Training Section of the HSE Unit is designed for anyone who uses a bike on the CERN site. It is therefore necessary to follow this course before renting a bike (https://sir.cern.ch/). A computer is available at the Mobility centre (Globe Car Park, building 6167) for this purpose.

The CERN member of the personnel must always have with him:

- a valid passport or identity card (with visas if necessary)

- a valid CERN attestation issued by the Users' Office, or valid "légitimation" documents issued by the Swiss and French authorities.

3. RENTAL

3.1 How to rent

To rent a CERN bicycle, please fill in the electronic form, your CERN supervisor will be notified, approval will be requested when the rental fee and/or deposit is to be paid by a team or budget code.

Bike collection is then done at the Mobility Centre (Globe Car Park, building 6167, phone 72228).

Please note that completing the form does not reserve a bicycle in advance. Rental is subject only to availability.

3.2 Rental fees

For CERN members of the personnel (MPEs and MPAs)

The bicycles are free of charge except from the 1st of June until the 30th of September. During that time, a rental of 1 CHF per day will be charged and will be paid at the end of the rental period.

For Summer students

For the Summer students, this service is free of charge.

3.3 Deposit

A deposit is required. It can be paid via:

100 CHF if paid in cash,payable directly to the Mobility Centre (Globe Car Park, building 6167). This amount will be kept in the case of theft or loss of the bicycle.

400 CHF if paid via a CERN budget code or team code. A prior approval will be requested. This amount will be charged in the case of theft or loss of the bicycle.

4. LOSS, THEFT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BICYCLE

4.1 Loss, theft

The member of the personnel is personally responsible for the bicycle made available to him, especially in case of theft or damages. The Mobility Centre will keep the deposit paid in case of theft or loss of the bicycle, and use it to pay eventual repairs.